Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is nothing short of stunning when it comes to setting scenery - particularly from fast travel sites. Assassin’s Creed 2 involves Ezio roaming around Florence, Italy during the Renaissance, and somebody has captured the beauty of this historical place in a timelapse.

Redditor testgcd provided a timelapse in and around Santa Croce Square with views of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. The creator mentioned that it took them over an “hour per cycle to put together," as older games don’t feature the faster day and night cycles as they do now. The timelapse highlighted the beautiful atmosphere created by ever-changing light on the Italian buildings - successful in creating magic without ray tracing in those days. The video was a rare sight to see, with one shot set at ground level and the other showing a heightened view of the cityscape.

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Assassin’s Creed 2 features the beauty of Italian cities in 1476, such as San Gimignano, Forlì, and Venice, in addition to Florence. Other landmarks featured in the game - as well as the two in the timelapse - include Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, and Santa Maria Novella. Many scholars consider Florence to be the birthplace of the Renaissance, and it’s a city rich with culture, history, and religion. It has served as the setting for several films, as well as Paradox Interactive's strategy game Europa Universalis IV on the video game front. The creator’s timelapse video not only highlights the city’s prominent culture and religion but its natural beauty too.

One user on the Reddit thread mentioned Ubisoft’s attention to each city’s color palette within the franchise’s sequel. Florence emitted a golden quality to its sandy buildings and continued to glow during the night from window light and scattered street lamps. Venice featured a much colder tone with whiter buildings against its Grand Canal, however, it did have its golden moments similar to Florence in the Tuscan sun.

The main installment from the franchise on everyone’s mind at the moment is Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which we think honors the entire series in our review. Valhalla continues the tradition of presenting immersive locations to explore, including Winchester, London, and York during 873 AD.

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